Where does “lala” come from?

lala (Romanian) comes from Ottoman Turkish لالا, from Persian لالا — sleep.

lala (Romanian): butler

Definitions

  1. butler

Ancestry of “lala”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishلالا—
2Persianلالاsleep
Every word from Persian لالا →Every word from Ottoman Turkish لالا →